My biggest fears about Blaine Gabbert starting are beginning to come true. Reading twitter, Niner message boards and listening to the radio, 49er fans are CONVINCED that Blaine Gabbert should be our quarterback and we should focus this offseason and draft in other areas. I am fearful that the knuckleheads in our front office may have bought in to Gabbert like our braindead fan base has.
Gabbert has exceeded all expectations, however that still does not mean he should be our QB moving forward. As each week passes, I am fearful that our front office is seeing enough to make a longer than 1 year investment in him. We need to draft a QB. High. Very high.
Its simple to me: if this coaching staff remains, I simply don't trust them to facilitate and foster the growth of a young QB like Jared Goff.
IMO, the most respectable coach on this staff is Mangini, so I would lean toward using our high draft picks to bolster the defense. Despite how erratic his defense has been this season, they've shown the ability to play great in spurts at home. I think Mangini is slowly finding his groove with this sqaud.
While Gabbert's play does not mean Gabbert should be our QB moving forward, it also does not mean he shouldn't be our QB moving forward, either. Let him finish out the season, and we'll evaluate then.
What we do know is Kaepernick is NOT the QB of this team moving forward.